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[Q] Mobile network charges

Hello, I have a desire S rooted-
EVERY time I flash a new ROM mobile network auto connects to O2 and charges me instantly. By the end of the setting up it will have charged me the max amount for the day which is £1. This is beginning to be very costly-
I don't want to use mobile network - is there any way I can TURN it off so that it cannot come on even if I formatted the phone?
(I don't want it permanent but can I just disable it?)
Thanks...

How about removing your simcard until setup is completed? Works fine this way here, out of the same reason. No problems or limitations at all.
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Your a genius, thanks very much

How about removing just the battery cover during the set up process, the battery cover also had the cell antenna contacts on it's under side and without it on the device gets no signal
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ben_pyett said:
How about removing just the battery cover during the set up process, the battery cover also had the cell antenna contacts on it's under side and without it on the device gets no signal
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My Desire S can be connected to network without battery cover, of course with weaker signal but still good enough to make phone calls and use 3G/H, so in my opinion removing the SIM card is better idea.

Yeah that is gauranteed to work so it seems to be the most sensible option.
Can't believe that not a huge amount of xda devs users suffer from this, I guess they pay for mobile network at a majority.
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You could always make sure that you are in range of a wireless network. That way the network takes up the download/sync and not your provider.

get rid Of internet at home and use phone as tether

I'm thinking Of increasing My cell package to LTE and tethering My laptop to My phone.
My current cell package Is 6G/month With the LTE it jumps to 10G/month. I typically use 6G on My cell and 2 to 3G at home per month
has anybody done this? if So can you offer some feedback and any pitfalls.
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All I could see is if you're flashing ROMs on your phone and it suddenly messes up then you can't go online to troubleshoot but if you don't flash on a daily basis then everything should be fine. I personally haven't done tethering on a regular basis (even though my plan allows me to).

no I don't ever put custom ROMs
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FWIW, tethering kills your battery life. You use a fair bit of internet at home, but not really a "power user" per se, so you're kind of in the gray area where this type of thing could work for you but still isn't a great idea IMO.

Sounds like a good idea if it saves cash at the end of the month. At home I easily blow through 200 gigs per month, but if my usage resembled yours, I'd do it.

aycockonxion said:
FWIW, tethering kills your battery life. You use a fair bit of internet at home, but not really a "power user" per se, so you're kind of in the gray area where this type of thing could work for you but still isn't a great idea IMO.
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Ya I'm thinking that's gonna be a con. but the phone will basically be plugged in once I'm home. do you thing because I'll be on LTE for a prolonged time it will affect the phone, because Of increased heat
Ya I'm right on that edge. that's why this Is still in the analysis phase.
dac1227 said:
Sounds like a good idea if it saves cash at the end of the month. At home I easily blow through 200 gigs per month, but if my usage resembled yours, I'd do it.
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200G/month. dude what are you downloading?
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Lots, and lots, of ...... jk.
Mostly TV! Netflix, hulu, crackle, youtube. Still have the og dvr but I hardly touch it anymore. Always have something streaming. I am fearful of imminent tiered data, hopefully Time Warner holds out.

My dad is doing this its saving him a lot of money and his lte is actually faster then his old network, the only downfall is make sure you plug it in because it drains your battery quick.
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seanci said:
My dad is doing this its saving him a lot of money and his lte is actually faster then his old network, the only downfall is make sure you plug it in because it drains your battery quick.
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If you use pdanet to tether it will charge while you are tethering....
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seanci said:
My dad is doing this its saving him a lot of money and his lte is actually faster then his old network, the only downfall is make sure you plug it in because it drains your battery quick.
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My savings would only be about $22/month but I'd get faster sppeds. My home connection is 6Mbps my friends are getting 20 to 40Mbps on their LTE phones.
The only thing holding me back is what if my needs change and I need more internet at home? Especially now that winter is arrving a lot more time indoors/at home.
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If you use pdanet to tether it will charge while you are tethering....
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what is pdanet? I just googled it and it's just an app that let's you tether and we can already do that stock with our Skyrockets. I wanted to tether using wifi very rare I'll use the USB plug, because I find plugging into the computer takes forever to charge.

Jamolah said:
I'm thinking Of increasing My cell package to LTE and tethering My laptop to My phone.
My current cell package Is 6G/month With the LTE it jumps to 10G/month. I typically use 6G on My cell and 2 to 3G at home per month
has anybody done this? if So can you offer some feedback and any pitfalls.
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Who's your provider if you got 6 gigs and with LTE 10? AT&T doesn't have those plans.
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specter07 said:
Who's your provider if you got 6 gigs and with LTE 10? AT&T doesn't have those plans.
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I'm With ROGERS (in Canada)
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[Q] 3G + WiFi - Phone & TXT functions

Hi Guys,
I currently have a GT-N7000 and I am wondering if I could switch to using a GT 7.7 as a daily phone,
I am looking at using it as I TXT and Email more than make calls and would not care if i had to use a BT headset.
Does anyone here use their device as a daily Mobile? If so can you give some good points and bad points please (battery life / Suit pocket fit) things like that
Cheers
84DGR

84DGR said:
Hi Guys,
I currently have a GT-N7000 and I am wondering if I could switch to using a GT 7.7 as a daily phone,
I am looking at using it as I TXT and Email more than make calls and would not care if i had to use a BT headset.
Does anyone here use their device as a daily Mobile? If so can you give some good points and bad points please (battery life / Suit pocket fit) things like that
Cheers
84DGR
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I use the 7.7 as my daily phone. The battery is great and can last 2-3 days under moderate usage (zero- light gaming). I use alternatively a Samsung HM5000 and HS3000 BT headset for phone calls and both for the latter.
The only problem is its portability. You can carry it around if you want since it is light, or you can buy a small carrying case.
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thanks for that...
battery is my main concern... for travelling..
have the released protectors for this?
so keep my note for going out.... Tab for work..
cheers
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[Q] LTE or WiFi for battery life

My understanding is that battery life will be better when I'm on WiFi as opposed to lte. Is that true? Lte is a lot faster than my WiFi at home, and I have unlimited data. I'm just trying to figure out which one I should use at home.
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JRW160 said:
My understanding is that battery life will be better when I'm on WiFi as opposed to lte. Is that true? Lte is a lot faster than my WiFi at home, and I have unlimited data. I'm just trying to figure out which one I should use at home.
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They say that if your LTE has a great signal that it uses less power then Wi-Fi.
In my experience I have 4 bars of 4g and have downloads of 50MB and Wi-Fi of only 15MB.Seems even with my four bars of 4g it rapes my battery.
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I get about the same. Sometimes better on 4G.
Verizon Samsung SIII
ROM: Jelly Beans 8
THEME: Magnum Cream

I suspect it is going to vary from person to person/location to location.
For me, WiFi battery life appears to be a bit better. Plus I don't have unlimited anyway.
Someone that has a strong LTE may find that LTE battery life is better.

If I still had unlimited, I would chew that data like it was my job.
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Regardless as you can see Wi-Fi has better battery life
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Either way if your at home you have access to electricity to charge it...
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Need a AM radio app that doesnt require internet..

Hi guys. I was wondering if there is a radio app most likely AM because i need to listen to news that doesnt require internet connection. I really need one in case of emergencies and all especially now that a typhoon is approaching my country. Thanks.
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AMLB said:
Hi guys. I was wondering if there is a radio app most likely AM because i need to listen to news that doesnt require internet connection. I really need one in case of emergencies and all especially now that a typhoon is approaching my country. Thanks.
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You will need a device that has the radio ship built in and if I remember right only HTC and some Sony devices have this chip still.

Yeah im using a Samsung Galaxy S3 with cm11. If im not mistaking my phone has radio capabilities since back when i was still using touchwiz it has a radio app.
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AMLB said:
Yeah im using a Samsung Galaxy S3 with cm11. If im not mistaking my phone has radio capabilities since back when i was still using touchwiz it has a radio app.
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Then if it is the EU version (US version doesnt have the hardware) Then just grab a fm radio app and hook up some headphones (they are used as antenna) and you should be good to go.

While it's not impossible to cram an AM radio in a phone, getting good reception requires the radio/phone to be stationary in a specific position. Cell phones typically don't remain stationary. So manufacturers, even the few that still put FM radio, simply don't bother. No app can turn on what doesn't exist.
I don't know how it's done in the Philippines (I assume that's where you are - good luck by the way), but in the US, severe weather emergency alerts can be broadcast through regular cellular telephony. Of course, that assumes the broadcast towers are still standing...
Your best bet is to buy a small portable radio. Something that people listen to sports on, or even one of those emergency ones that you can crank to charge up. But it wouldn't surprise me if these are hard to find, considering what's about to hit your islands.